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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-03

A FoRGETFUL SET.-Colored worshiper
-Mistah Clarence, wasn't dem-patriarchs
of old de mos forgetfullest men You ebber
knowed of? Mr. Glow so, Mr.. John
son? Mr.. J.-Why, heered de preacher at
my house OBJ worship read out the good
book time an time again how Abraham he
ferget Isaac, an Isaac he ferget Jacob, an
Jacob he ferget a whole lot noah. Pears
like dem partriarchs couldn't member any
BODY PittsburQh Bulletin.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-03
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.



AsfIiNGToN' fen. q 1850
The session is slipping rapidly to its
close and Congress is trying to make the
best use of its brief life by dispensing as
much a. possible with business of a pri-
yatc character. Among the important mat
tiers that have had attention during the past
week may he mentioned the Tchuantcpec
Ship Railway bill, the Rivers and HarborS
bill and the Sundry Civil. the Anti-Poly-
gamy bill, and half dozen measures APP
propriating millions Of dollars for ships of
war and coast dcfcnscs
l'he long cherished project Of Capt,
( Ead~ passed the Senate BY decided ma
iority By I'll, provisions of the bin Mr..
Ead> and hi- associates are Incorporated
a> tic Atlantic and Pacific Railway Com
pany with capital stock not 10 exceed
| 500 600 900, no bonds 70 ~ issued until
the paid-n capital Shall amount to 5000,
0oo. The Government is III nowi>c com
/ mittcd To the proposition pccunarly- and
makes no guarantees.
The first Mexican pension was made hy
Commissioner Black on last Friday, and
the beneficiary was ex-senator Williams. Of
Kentucky Ever since the battle Of Ccrro
Gordo where he greatly distinguished him
self he has been known a. "Ccrro G"rdo
/ ancr was filed in the commissioners office
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munity of rum shops | have been a menu
ber of several committees to visit per-
sons engaged in selling liquors to urge
them to stop. but never could persuade
them to abandon the vice You might as
well talk moral sua>on to Il blood sucker.
as to any effect it would have upon them.
But whenever the law has been properly en-
forced. it has in most places broken up this
runou> and peruiciOuS business. The
moral sua>ioni>t> remind me of the story
of the good old lady who had nice fat
pic which She had tended very carefully
until the day came when piggy was ready
for the butcher Then She charged the
butcher with tears iii her eyes to dn it
easy a~ She didn't want any squcaling.
me moral ~ua>ion,t> are anxious to
close the rum shops bnt ike the good old
lady. they want i done ca~y, and do h"t
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-03
FOR SCROFULA, IMPOVERISHED
BL00D AND GENERAL DEBILITY,

SCOTS Emulsion Qf P3tre Cod Lirer OIL,
Nth Hypophosphtes, has no equal in tie
whole realm Of Medicine. Read the following:
Il gave one bottle Of scotl's Emulsion 10 niy
own child for Scrofula and the effect was mar
velous."-O. F. GRAY, NJ. D., White Hail,
Ind.
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

We the subscribers, having been appointed by
the Hon o. +. Cunningham, Judge of Probate Tor
the county of Hancock to receive and examine
the claims of creditors the estate of Elisha Car
land late of Ellsworth, deceased, represented IN
solvent do hereby give notice that six months are
allowed to said creditors to bring in and prove
their claims; and that shall attend that service
at the Telephone office in said Ellsworth, on ed
nesday, April 8. Tuesday May 81 and July Z: 1857.
4. W. GREELY.
AT. JELLISON.
Ellsworth, Feb. %, 1881. 3we
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CONSUMPTION,

which Is ScTofulous Disease of tho
Lungs. IL promptly and certainly arrested
ana Currd ty this God-giVcn remedy. II taken
before the last stages OF the disease arr reached.
From its wondcr!u. power over this trTihly
fatal disease, when first offering this now eel
cbratcd remedy 4" the public ~ iIrHCE
Thought seriously ut calling II Lis "ton-
sumption Cure nrT abandoned that maine
as too Hulltrd fer W eicnc which. floIu rs
wonderful combination ,t tome. or stI.usthcn-
ing. alternative. or blood, ltHusIup anti fi-hllrus.
lcCaril and nItriilV liH g. lf4-s. l. urr iual"d,
rnt only ~ "a rcmciN f." usuITlt1u @. the
lLLLL-e LLIf lsr I'll
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-03

l.a second and .ar,t N,n,ay,
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Xanotpirtbid,

- Warmes 6utter fur 0dbner. -
grfabrene Sfbnersi9ter mifien es als
leroings, tpie tpi9tig es 1T, ben Dub
nern pdbrenb bss falten Wetters mar
mes 6utter 3u eeben, bod ideint bies
p:eIen 6armern unbefannt geblieben ail
iein. Wlan erpdrme alles 6utter, mag
es gemii1t pber rein, gequetfdt ober
gan3 iein. Wenn man ben ganaen
Wlais perfiittert, muB er i'm Ofen 10
melt erbibt werben, baB er beinabe &C.
r6ffet it,; bann ldBt man ibn ettDas a5s
fablen unb eisbt Jpn bann ben 9hbs
nsrn. Dcs setodte 6utter. bas bon
3eit su 3eit gegeben tpirb. iollte marin
perfiittsrt perben unb menn n6tbig.
iolte man es i'm Ofen aufmdrmen. @s
lif iiberraf1enb, mel9en llnteriGieb
marines Gutter ipdbreno Der talten Sage
auf bic gierprobuttion ausiibt, nos
nientIi6 tpenn fir geeignetes Obba9
unb pHege bes 0iebs geiorst 1T.
= Sn gnglanb 3erif6rt ber Sperling
idbrlid Millionen Werthe. 6ier bat
er ii6. obmobl erff felt 1870 bleibenb
eingefiibrt. iiber 10000 Quabratmei.
len nerbreitet unb nertreibt ale Sings
p6gel, bic alten Greunbe oes 6armers.
gs bleibt elm probIem, pie man ibn
tpieber losmerben foa.
- i1eber bas alfalfa als S6meines
futter i1reibt man bem glmerifanii6en
Ngrifulturiit aus puebla gountp in
gaIifornien: rWenn mon i'm Wfai ober
nod friiber alfalfa idet, 70 miro er
ifon i'm ndhfteu Sabre cine quite Weibe
bnbieten, inbeRen tbut man befer bas
RON, ben pfahSen mebr 3eit 5ur @uts
midlung Su llisn, mobei fie nit ben
Wur3elH ebenfalls tiefer geben unb bis
3u Is bis Is SUB ins grbreid bringen.
Debbalb iif's ratbfam. erif i'm 3meiteH
Sabre biefe Weioe unb namentIi6 ben
Sdmeinen au iiberIafeu. Die pfan3e
III iebr ausbauernb uno tpirb bon Der
Oiirre ni9t affi3irt, fobalb iie f9 orr
bentli9 entipidelt bat, aud lit ibr bas
WibIen Der G1weine uift na6tbeilig.
Alles 8ieb, absr namentlid Die Mild.
fiibe, geoeiben baoei boraiglid. Wer
einmal alfalfa perfudt bot, mirb ME
mieber 3lee ober &ogsen fiirs Weibe'
pieb iden.
: Warmes Wnifer fir 2iibe.-Sns
tereifante Veriu6e bieriiber murben in
st. &emi, 6ranfrei6. angeftellt, bic
ergaben, bob 2iibe, bic nit marmem
Wafer getrduft iparen, etma elm Quart
Mil1 pro Sag mebr gaben, ple bic
NIT faItem Waffer setrduften. Ratiir'
LID. iebe Ilriade. bic oem Bieb uuans
nebmli9feiten bereitet, Gdlte fowohl
aIs Dibe, beeintrd9tigt ben Mii9fub.
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rab INNER tpieber auf bic Naie suriid'

rub INNER tpieber auf bic yfaie auriid'
febrt.
Sas mar groBartis!
Gatbi mar unbdnoig nor Greube unb
bdtte ben rei;enben Menf6en umarmen
m6gen.
SEQ baite feline pfeile nod i'm 26der.
ct partete auf ben 9affee. gls er bic
5aFe Motfa in Der 9anb belt, begann
cd feline probuction. CT finsir!e einen
Rampf' nit einem llnfidtbaren, Der ibm
bin polle SaiIe su entreiben iu1t, unb
baIaneirte nun bic 9oiie auf Der uniers
taFe, bic er unausseieBt bins unb ber.
i9mentte, nit srobem @ei6id, 10 baB
biefe beffdnbig auf Der 9lppe ffano, obs
ne um3ufalIen, unb obne bab er au1
nur elm Sropfen iibereelaufen mdre -
Elm ipabres Songleuritiidfen.
9lrnolo ladte als neiblofer eouege
fir brei. 9atbi mar aud gan3 befries
oigt; aber bic Sliege - bas mar bod
oas 56dftel
Nebenbei tpurben tpdbrenb bes 3afs
fees aud nod einige AnefbOten eradblt,
oeren 9elb iebesmal elm polnii9er Su'
be mar.
Die Srei tparen ieelenpergniigt.
2laus fab ettpas abieits, auf bemiels
ben SefIel, auf bem 2atbi geifern gefef'
fen bate, als Bella 3lapier fpielte.
(Gortfstuus foIst.)
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MuerIei.

= auf ginIabuns bes geetbopeu
Mdnner9or fanben fi6 geifern Nbenb
Die Geiansbereine mSelpe.ia~, nOeut'
ifer Wdnnerdor" unb sGrobfnn" In
SdoIs' 6ane sur gemeinidaftli&eu
probe fiir bas fommenbe Sdngerfeh
elm. gs paren i'm @an5en 65 6dnger
anmeieno unb bieler ftattliGe gbor er.
sieIte bur6 feline Iortrdge cine md9'
tige Wirfung. Mhme9ielnb trugen bic
ein3eInen 0ereiue 0ieoer Dor, bajwiiden
murbe aud elm Glas Bier getrunfen
uno 70 perfloB Der abenb In Der ans
senebmifen Weiie. Wenn bic Sdnger
Nlle beriammeIt iinb. betrdst Der Gotal.
DIOR. tuel1eu San Mnionio gum Ntais
ien1or felt 76 5timmen. gs liegt In
Der abH6t bes Oirisenten 6errn s.
Bed bic gemsiniamen proben fiir
Mfafenf6re big gum Geie fortjufeben.
- Wdbrenb bes berfloRenen Sabres
ipurben bonn ffdbtii6en glerf $50 Baus
erlaubniBiheine ausgefellt.
= Das Werb6r bes Der 8igamie axs
sefIaeten @iintber fano gefern faa
.purbe aber nod nidt beenoet.
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4 [ u Der

brau1en oft elm barmloiss Stdrfungss
unb NbfiibrmitteI. um nabenoe 9rant.
bsiten ebsumenben, aIs oafielbe bient
5imfii ons 2ioer &egulator T
er blIft gegen 3olif, 9opfweb. eegen
nerp6fen 2OpfidmerS, itwere Teroaus
ung, Hubr unb bic oem Qinbesalter els
gentbhmlihen 2eiben. Oie gebrudten
@sbrauHsanweiiunseH iiub lei9t gu
befoIgen. M6gen bic Qinber ben Res
gulator einnebmen unb geiunb bleiben.
gr ift rein uegetabilii6, i4medt angef
nebm unb III gau3 barmlos.
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eines eapitaius aliidlid,e eutseauns

gapt. Gilman. e9ousr @ssmoutb, Der
;ipiiden atlantic City uno Nep BORT fdbrt,
lit 70 bef'is an Suften, bab er n'&t i@lafen
fcnnte Or nurbe perdulabt, Or. sfinga Nen
Diseoberb sssea Nus;ebruns su beriu9en. Es
berifafft, ibm ni9t nnr augenblidlide 2inoe.
ruus, ioubern bsilte ibm aud bic lpunbe 4rua.
Seine sfiHber iparen in sleidsr @eiie affjirt
unb cine ein;ise SOfis bate bel ibnen bsnfelben
suten grfols. Or. Sings Neip Diteopery if
nun bas Sauptmittel i'm GoIsmanfden Saus.
balt unb am Borb oes Shoners.
YrobeRaiden oieies 1litteIs gratis in u
Sreib' apotbefe.
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SmterefIante Grfabrun8en.

Der MobslbdnbIsr Siram Cameron in Co.
Iumbus, Ga madt ielne Grfabrunsen in fol.
ssnbsr @eile bsfaunt: vSsii brei Sahren
babe id ieoes Ssilmiitel fur Wasen- uno 3ie'
rsuleioen berfu9f, oas fd i'm Sanael beinoet,
absr nbue Grfols, bis id enolid electric Bit.
tsrs ssbraudte. SD nabm Glaiaeu unb bin
jsbt sdn,lid seheiIt uno balts electric Sitters
fir ben beifen Blutreini9er in Der Melt. Waior
n. 3. Hesb bon gSeit sibertn, ab.. sebraudts
electric Buffers seseu lange beffebenbe Aieren.
affection uno fast: yai9ts bat mir 10 seboiien,
aIs electric 8itters.~
gerfauft su SO esnts bic GIafde bel u
9rei6
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ner. aIs Nllermeltss @eieqidaftsretter
burh ibre 6brberung Der gommuniifen.
Goloniiiruns gar nidt su reoen."
esotpeit ber grsWltberi1. Nun III
stpar nidt bic entfernteife Nusfidt, bab
iein 8orf6los BON Der Bunbesreaies
rung angenommen iperbe. Nlein bibfdl
mdre es bod, tpenn bic Serren einmal
bic 6ri6te ibrer eisenen @runbidbe uas
geff6rt su foifen befdmen.
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.WeffieIb. WafI., Hebr. '86,

6erren Or. s. 6. 4per & go.-Wei.
ne 6erren! Dor uneefdbr fiinf Sabren
bate i9 einen iebr fdlimmea 9niten
uub sebrau9te beridiebene Mfittel, obne
cine 2inberung su ersielen, big i'd auf
ben Ratb oes perm Wbitnep, apotbes
fers IN @ouernor, q. D., einen Terfuh
NIT Sbrem gherrp pectoral madte.
ga9bem id) J Glaife genommen bate,
par i9 politdnoig gebeilt. Sbr &c.
CHARLES Wfea9am."
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aerr n. @&merbed in 9errpill,

= {JtII Jt. SuJIIttUCU w otttkUtHSI
Der fid) bereits einen 9lamen als Dihter
eruorben bot, lieferte uns aud bieies
Sabr bas Neuiabrsseoidt, tueItes nil
in Der porigen Summer bes Wo1en'
bIattes perbffentiidten. gs gereihi
uns gum Wergnhgen, ben 2eiern oieie
Mittbeilung MAIDEN su fonnen.
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5ttiitter

bic in bem Slutc ibrer Sinoer 3eifer bon
unreinbeit cntoefen, iollten iogleid, III ae.
etgneten 9eilmittelu greiien. Der Wanael
oieier Sorgfalt bel iunsen Mdbfen in Die
Saupturiade Der meiiten &rantbeiten, oeueu
6rauen unteriuorfen inb. Srau Sarriet
VI. BATTLES bon Soutb CHELMSFORD, Way.,
idreibt: yDieine siuolfidbrise Tod,ter leibet
ieit einem Sabre an allsemeiuer Sdpdd5e.
Seit einigcn g8oheu fingen mir an ibr
aper's Sariaparilla ein,ugeben; unb ibre
@eiunobeit bat iid) ieitSem bcbeutenS Der.
beiiert." 6rau S. &. 8obinion, yertins
Ct, SomerpiIle, Mafi., iast: rWdtter
iollten
ADer's Sar(apariQa
in ibren sSamilicn ssbrauGen. Sir wldb.
den siuiiGcn 10 unb ii Sabren in iie I'M.
iddtbar."
Sn allen Apotbelen ,u babem.
preis 81; Se9s SIaiten, $5.
Sereitet bon Or. 8. 6. aper & Co., go,pel,
Rafi., .. ct. b. u.
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= SIN Der Ndbe bon @aitrobilIe ffarb
0ietor Sarbe i'm utter BON 95 SabreH.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
Perry Aokers, After Killing tho Justice o
tho Poaco and Mayor Shoots Himself.

Perry Ackers, After killing tho JustIce o
tho Penco and Mayor Shoots Himself.
Dies MoINa, IA, Oct. 23.-The shocking
tragedy at Maxwell, Story county, last
night, has plunged that community into
the deepest gloom. 1t appears that Perry.
Ackera, who committed the cowardly
murder, started out last evening bent on
destroying somebody. He borrowed re-
volver from hardware store on pretense
that he wanted to shoot dog, but he
went straight to the Office Of Justice of
the Peace Schneider, and asking him IL
be YVES ready to take his medicine, ed
ministered it without further e1plana.
ton, shooting him in the left lower Jaw,
the ball passing down and out Of the
shoulder blade. He next entered the Office
ot Mayor French, and stealing up behind
him sent bullet into his brain. The
Msyor never uttered word, but died
within an hour. The murderer then
passed into the street, his crimo rs yet
being unknown, and meeting several
citizene, he talked in threatening man
ner about evening up old scores and
brandished his revolver freely. Passing
on to the entrance to Odd Fellows' Hail.
be said goodbye to the postmaster on the
way, remarking that he was going to hell,
and then shot himuelf, dying Immediate
ly. Ackers was shiftleBs fellow, who had
been for some time an object OF suspicion, .
but no one suspected any such startling.
tragedy as came. as{s Ia L.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
Crop Reports.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-The reports Of crop
correspondents Tor last week show but
little change from thoHe OF the previous
week, the most noticeable being q reduc.
ton OF the estimates of yield per scre of
corn in the States oil Ohio, Indiana, Iii.
nois, and Kansas. and an increase in Iowa
and Missouri. Estimates for Nebraska
remain substantially the game as last
week. Theae changes are probably duo
to amors accurate knowledge of the yield
obtained by husking, which is now act.
lively going on. Briefly summarized, the
reports give tho following averages in the
States and counties embraced BY them;
Ohio, twelve counties report an average
yield OF corn Of 26a bushels; per cent OF
acreage seeded to winter wheat compared
with last year 92i; per cent OF corn cut
ior n,s fodder 92; yield Of potatoes per acre
Indiana. eleven counties report the esti.
mated yield OF corn per acre q bushels;
per cent Of winter wheat seeded 993; corn
ioader no1 cut 80 per cent; yield Of potatoes,
Illinois, twenty-five counties report the
estimated yield Of corn per acre lii bush
els; per cent Of winter wheat seeding 024 !;
corn cut Tor fodder so per cent; yield Of
potatoes per acre set buahels. ri 81
Lows, seventeen counties report An aver.
age yield OF corn Of S0f bushels per acre !;
I'VE counties report seeding to winter
fodder 42i. - - = - - = :.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
A sHIP-wREcKED MARINER
Cast upon an Island In Lake Michigan
rr'-ai ars Wtthou Food Sayop Nav. 81 !

.IH.. .
Cast Upon an Island In Lake Michigan.
Without Food ssvon Days.
$ GRAND RAPIDS, Oct. 23.-A thrilling
story Of privation and suffering is told by
G. Phillips, sailor and a resident of thia
place.
Two weeks ago he put out from Grand
Rapids in small sail boat and landed on
Hat Island, barren tract in Lake Michi.
gan. Leaving his boat on the sands be
explored the iBland, returning he found
his boat adriit and sailing rapidly away.
There was nothing on the island to eat,
not even beYries, and Phillips was with.
out food Of any kind. On the aecoEd day
be started to build raft. He had no tools
but his knife, and WAS compelled to take
dead timber for his raft and lash them to.
gether with his clothing and pieces of bark
peeled from the trees. It took him three
days to build the raft, and when it was
completed he wns 30 weak he could scarce.
ly stand. a, Il .l5. III, h. ma
With nothing to guido the raft but a
dead limb, be pushed of from the shore.
Day alter day passed aud the starving man
dtiited alone on Lake Michigan. At last
when life was almost extinct, and he was
not able TO stand or watch for passing
vessels, q St. James fisherman sighted the
raft and reeoued him, taking him to
Beaver Island. The fisherman resuscita.
ted Phillips enough to enable him to talk
and then sent him to bis homo. So
changed was bis appearance that few peo.
pie recognised him. He is now partially
recovered. BE was seven days without
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SHE WON HER SUIT.
a Cnse of Interest to Knights of Labor De.
~ cided In New York State.

a Cnse Of Interest to Knights of Labor De.
cided In New York State.
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y, Oct. 22.-Durinp
the labor trouble here year ago a young
woman named Minnie Brown was engaged
in the Eagle Mills, Of this place, owned by
ex.speaker Titus sheard. The strikers
were anxious to get Miss Minnie to leave
her place, which ahe finally did and was
idle several weeks. , She was induced to
do this by 0rlo Bates, Master Workman
OF local knights Of Labor organization.
whe promised her, it was alleged, that she
should be paid for time lost. ~ i
After the settlement Of the trouble she
endeayored to collect her Wage1 from
Bates as Master Workman, but he refused
to pay her. She brought suit against him
last summer. The trial attracted con.
siderable attention at the time and was
stubbornly contested on both sides. The
jury, however, failed to agree, Tho csse
came up again to-day before Justice Baker.
Miss Brown was in court and seeme to
have made good impression on the iury.
as 1t returned verdict according her a
Judgment for SO 81. Many prominent
Knights Of Labor were present and ex.
pressed surprise over the verdict, It Ia
probable they will appeal the case, which
has excited unusual interest in this local.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
GETS IT AT LAST.
Parkersburg will Receive Back Taxes from
tho baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad, r.

Parkersburg will Receive Back Taxes from
tho baltimore & Ohio Railroad. 1
Special Dispdieh 10 ne In.tliieneer. s5
PARKERaBuRa, ". VA, Oct. 23.-Aiter q
protracted litigation and much waiting The
Parkeraburg independent school district,
the city Of Pafkeraburg and the county Of
Wood are OF last certain OF obtaining back
taxes from the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company on the great bridge aoroes tho
Ohio river here. These taxes will run
back'to 1883, and will amount to largo
enm Of money. The echool dlstrict's
share alone amounts to nearly ten thou.
sand dollars. The necretary OF tho Board
Of Education has been officially notified
BY Auditor Dufiey that Eve thousand, five
hundred and seventy.fvs dollars Of II
have already been paid Into the treasury
by the Baltimore & Ohio Company. This
revenue will be perpetual, adding every
year about two thousand dollsrs to the
school fund Of this diatriot and proper.
tionate amounts to the city and county.
AS the School B,Rrd Is entirely out Of
debt the money will be put into large
and commodious buildings. = 4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24

Col. LUCAS, In an interview reproduced
to-dsy from the Chicago Tribune, errs
when Le speaks about a divided leader
ship in the Republican party in West Vir.
ginia. We hava not two leadershipa. No
party is more united anywhere. 1t does
no. follow that everybody In the party Is
personally in love with everybody else,
bat the question Of leadership is not a
disturbing cause. Now, We could suggest
party in West Virginia which is plagued
almost to death by divided leadersbip.
but In theze days We are not doing much
in tho political way. I. 8E-5 +
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I GOVERNOR GRAY
AND THE INDIANA LYNcuEns.
He Severely csnsurss tho shcrin ofn Coun .
" for Not Protecting "a Prisoner from 4
fisiiAnts-probAbiiity that an la.
nooent Man was Hanged, ilF

INDrASApoLIs, ISp, Oct. 23.-A mob
took Amer Green from jail In Delphi,
Ind, Saturday night and lynched
him. He,wRs one OF the most desperate
criminals that ever rilllcted Indiana, In
August, 1886, he abducted and Ia uup.
posed TO hayo murdered Luella Abbott,
a farmers daughter. lie was captured in
Texas last July, with his brother Bill
Green, also murderer, and both wero
taken to Michigan City for protection
ftom mob violence. Bill Green Is now
on trial in Miami county. Amer made a
desperate resistance and was With din.
Guilty overpowered.
Governor Gray expresses unoualified
disapproval and disgust at the laxity Of
tho authorities Of Oarrol county, and has
addressed the following letter to the Shor-
if': r - - -,
II observe by the Pres OF this morning
thata mob broke open the jail at Delp hi iend
took therefrom Ameer Green. a prisoner
confined therein to answer the charge of
having murdered ono, Luella Abbott. I
am amtzsd 10 know that you had takeu
no precautionary measures whatever to
protect the prisoner from mob violence.
The Judge OF the Court and yourself were
both aware OF the threatened attempt to
lynch the prisoner, and that ho was taten
to the State priaon for protection. Yet,
In tho face OF all that Information, you
brought the prisoner from the State prip.
on, where you knew hs had been confined
Tor ssfe keeping. to the Jail in Delphi, and
took no steps whatever to protect him. L
do not understand how you could have
failed, under the circumstances, 10
take means to prevent the mob
violence which Is rapidly bringing tho
State OF Indiana into public disgrace.
The prisoner was in the custody Of the
law, and In your custody, q sworn flict
oil the law, and you were under ofIicia! OIL.
legations to give, the prisoner fall pro-
lection OF the law, and the people oil H.
diana have righ. to expect that a aworn
officer OF the law, In possession ot the in
formation that you were in possession of, &
and surrounded by the circumstance that
surrounded you, would feel that 1t was
bis duty to see that the law was duly exc
cused and not trampled under foot by
mob violence. sincerely.. hope that the
court and all tho officers Of the law, and
the good and law.abiding citizsrs Of Car.
roll county will use their utmost endeay-
ors to bring the parties guilty Of the
lynching to Justice. .fsl55s7
"A (sjgned) ISAAC P. GRAY,
5 Governor OF Indiana"